Inventory of the John C. Quicker Collection SPC.2023.007
written by Amy Fleming in June of 2023.
California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections
University Library South -5039 (Fifth Floor)
1000 E. Victoria St.
Carson, CA 90747
Business Number: 310-243-3895
archives@csudh.edu
Contributing Institution:
California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections
Title: John C. Quicker Collection
Creator:
Quicker, John C. (John Charles), 1943-
Identifier/Call Number: SPC.2023.007
Physical Description:
6 boxes
(four record storage boxes; two oversized boxes)
Physical Description:
6 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1941-2022; undated
Date (bulk): 1980-2000
Abstract: This collection contains articles, clippings, reports, newspapers, books, journal issues, notebooks, photographs, and media
belonging to John C. Quicker, professor emeritus of Sociology at California State University Dominguez Hills. A majority of
this collection consists of secondary research material collected by Quicker that relates to gangs. Also included are student
notebooks, course materials, and student research collections of articles from Quicker's days as a professor; as well as books
and articles authored or co-authored by Quicker.
Language of Material:
English
.
Conditions Governing Access
Some material in this collection is restricted. Please see Series I, Sub-Series v; and Series II notes for more details.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Archives
and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical
materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Preferred Citation
Scope and Contents
The John C. Quicker collection (1941-2022; undated) contains 6 boxes and 6 linear feet of secondary research materials on
gangs and rebellions; student-produced papers, notebooks, and materials used to teach courses on gangs; and news stories of
personal interest to the collector, including articles and clippings related to the Los Angeles Riots of 1992. The research
materials on gangs include academic articles; reports; research papers; news media coverage of gangs and police response from
newspapers, magazines, and broadcast news; bibliographies; color slides and photographs of gang-affiliated clothing, graffiti
and locations; community organization flyers and handouts aimed at curbing gang-involvement. These materials are located in
Series I: Gang-Related Research Materials; and Series II: California State University, Dominguez Hills course material, student
thesis, and
student research collection.
This collection also contains articles, papers, presentations, books, a thesis, and other documents either authored, co-authored,
or edited by John C. Quicker. Topics of his research includes: juvenile delinquency, goal discrepancy, motorcycling, criminology,
and gangs.
The smaller series of secondary research on rebellions, located in Series IV: Rebellion Materials and Other Research contains
news coverage largely from newspapers of the 1971 Attica Prison Rebellion and the 1992 Los Angeles Rebellion, instigated by
the acquittal of four police officers in the brutal beating of Rodney King. Complete or near-complete copies of the Los Angeles
Times from April 30 to May 7, 1992, provide an in-depth accounting of news coverage and public perceptions of the rebellion
as it unfolded. Also included in this series are magazines, trade publication newsletters, and an early study out of UCLA
on the Los Angeles Rebellion from May 1992; and a U.S. Riot Commission Report from 1968; and material related to topics such
as: criminology, prisoners, meat inspectors, cults, and others; and also contains Southern California economic growth surveys.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in four series. Series I, II, and IV have sub-series.
Series:
- Series I:
- Gang-Related Research Materials
- Series II:
- California State University, Dominguez Hills course material, student thesis, and student research collection
- Series III:
- Articles, Books, and Media by Quicker
- Series IV:
- Rebellion Materials and Other Research
Biographical / Historical
Dr. John Quicker was born in 1943 in New York to John, a police sergeant, and Helen, who worked as an information operator
for a phone company. Experiences of growing up in a working class neighborhood on Long Island such as working odd jobs from
the age of 8 and getting into trouble with other neighborhood kids, would inform his research as a sociologist into delinquency
and gangs throughout his life.
Dr. Quicker knew early on that he wanted to attend college as a way of accessing white collar opportunities. Early experiences
with law enforcement informed his decision to leave New York for his undergraduate experience and ultimately led him to the
University of Colorado, Boulder. There, Dr. Quicker obtained both undergraduate and doctorate degrees in sociology. Professors
in the department such as Howard Higman and Delbert Elliott made significant impacts on Quicker's work, both as a researcher
and an instructor. This period of Dr. Quicker's life in Boulder also coincided with major social upheavals occurring in broader
American life, such as the Vietnam War, the Civil Rights Movement, and the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Martin
Luther King, Jr., and Malcolm X. These experiences informed his work as a sociologist as they embodied both a culture's capacity
for change and its resistance to such change.
Invited by founding faculty member of the Sociology Department, Herman Loether, Dr. Quicker arrived at California State Unviersity
Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) in 1970. With the school very much in its infancy, Dr. Quicker quickly made his mark on the department,
introducing such popular courses as Criminology, and Delinquency, as well as eventually serving as department chair for a
two-year period during which he guided the department through a campus-wide transition from a quarter to semester-based calendar.
Quicker would go on to introduce the popular Gangs and Adolescent Subcultures course to the department, informed by research
he conducted for the city of Los Angeles regarding Chicana gangs. One of the earliest serious academic investigations into
female gangs, this research would significantly impact the rest of Dr. Quicker's professional life, much of which has been
dedicated to researching gangs, particularly in Southern California. This research was enabled, in part, by Dr. Quicker's
connections with his students. Having learned from his mentors at Boulder, Dr. Quicker strove to treat his students, many
of whom were in their 30s with well-established lives, as equals. This approach to teaching enabled him to connect with his
student Akil S. Batani-Khalfani, also known as "Bird," with whom Dr. Quicker would go on to partner in researching and writing
the 2022 book
Before Crips: Fussin', Cussin', and Discussin' among South Los Angeles Juvenile Gangs.
This collection contains Dr. Quicker's research on gangs, accumulated over decades, as well as related interests in social
rebellions, CSUDH, and political commentary.
Processing Information
Processed by Amy Fleming in June of 2023.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Female gangs
Gangs
Suburban gangs
Police-community relations
Rodney King Riots, Los Angeles, Calif., 1992
Series I: Gang-Related Research Materials
1941-2009; undated
1972-1997
Language of Material: English.
Arrangement
This series contains 6 sub-series.
- Sub-Series i:
- Academic Publications, Bibliographies, and Abstracts
- Sub-Series ii:
- Conference Events
- Sub-Series iii:
- Color Slides and Photographs
- Sub-Series iv:
- Research Papers and Reports
- Sub-Series v:
- Police Materials
- Sub-Series vi:
- Articles, Clippings, Mailers, and Ephemera
Scope and Contents
This series contains photocopies of periodicals; clippings from newspapers and magazines; academic articles; excerpts from
published books; reports; pamphlets; print-outs of private websites; materials produced by and for police; bibliographies
and abstracts; conference materials; and color photographs and slides.
Sub-Series i: Academic Publications, Bibliographies, and Abstracts
March 1941-Fall 1994, undated
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
This sub-series contains academic articles, book excerpts, reports and studies, biographies, and abstracts related to gangs,
crime, female delinquincy, mental health, gang violence, gang delinquincy, narcotics, youth gangs, street gangs, and other
topics related to gangs.
box 1, folder 1
Asian Gangs
December 1992
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Contains articles from the following publications:
Justice Quarterly (December 1992).
box 1, folder 2
Black Gangs
Fall 1964, January/February 1985
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Contains articles from the following publications:
Pacific Sociological Review (Fall 1964);
Social Work(January/February
1985).
box 1, folder 3
Chicano Gangs
September 1979, October 1981, December 1983; undated
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes articles from the following publications:
Social Problems (December 1983); unpublished article by Davis and Garcia (undated); article "Barrio Impact of High Incarceration Rates"
(October 1981);
Youth Authority Quarterly (undated), and
Social Science Quarterly (September 1979). The article from the December 1983 issue of
Social Problems also contains a handwritten note from "George."
box 1, folder 4
"Gang Involvement and Delinquency Among Hispanic and African American Adolescent Males",
Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency" (Chicano and African American Gangs)
August 1992
Language of Material: English.
box 1, folder 5
Chicano Youth Development Project "A Descriptive Account of Its Action Program and Research Design"
April 1, 1962; February 4, 1964
Language of Material: English.
box 1, folder 6
Crime
May 1952, 1957, July 1967,1976, October 1991
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Contains articles from the following publications:
Crime and Social Justice (Spring/Summer 1976),
National Bureau of Economic Research (October 1991),
American Journal of Sociology (July 1967),
The Journal of Criminal Law, Criminology and Police Science (1957), and
American Journal of Sociology (May 1952).
box 1, folder 7
Female Delinquency
1972-1973, 1976, 1978; undated
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Contains articles from the following publications:
Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology (1978),
Corrective and Social Psychology and Journal of Behavior Technology Methods and Therapy (1976),
Crime and Delinquency (1973),
British Journal of Criminology (1972), and unknown publication article by Adamek and Dager (undated).
box 1, folder 8
Gang Delinquency
1959, 1964-1966, 1970-1971, 1977, 1980; undated
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Contains articles from the following publications:
Multivariate Behavioral Research (July 1966, July 1970, January 1971, 1980),
American Sociological Review (undated),
International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology (undated),
Social Forces (June 1977),
Federal Probation (December 1966), unknown publication article "Gang Formation in Vitro" (undated),
Social Problems (Fall 1959),
Sociological Inquiry (undated), and
[Political Studies Review] (Fall 1964).
box 1, folder 9
Gang Violence
December 1960, 1974, 1991, Fall 1994
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Contains articles from the following publications:
American Academy for the Advancement of Science (December 27, 1960),
American Sociological Review (1974),
The Prevention Researcher (Fall 1994), and
Criminology (1991).
box 1, folder 10
Mental Health
May 1952, 1965
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Contains articles from the following publications:
American Journal of Sociology (May 1952), and
American Society of Criminology (1964).
box 1, folder 11
Narcotics
December 1987, May 1988, 1991, 1993
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Contains articles from the following publications:
Social Problems (December 1987),
Center for Research for Crime and Social Control, (May 1988),
The Journal of Drug Issues (1991), and
Crime, Law and Social Change (1993).
box 1, folder 12
Poverty
1969, 1973, June 1989, February 1991, November 1991
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Contains articles from the following publications:
Association Press (1969),
The Journal of Criminal Law, Criminology, and Police Science (1969),
A Warner Modular Publication (1973),
The Research Group on the Los Angeles Economy (June 1989),
American Sociological Review (February 1991), and
Social Problems (November 1991).
box 1, folder 13
Street corners
March 1941, October 1961, March 1963, September 1963, January 1964, 1969, April 1992
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Contains articles from the following publications:
The American Journal of Sociology (March 1941, September 1963),
American Journal of Orthopsychiatry (October 1961),
American Catholic Sociological Review (March 1963),
Sociology and Social Research (January 1964),
The Vice Lords Warrior of the Streets (1969),
British Journal of Criminology (April 1964), and
Journal of Contemporary Ethnography (April 1992).
box 1, folder 14
Street gangs
June 1992; undated
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Contains articles from the following publications:
Youth and Society (June 1992) and an untitled publication with an article titled "Basic Characteristics of Street Gangs."
box 1, folder 15-17
Youth gangs
July 1975, November 1975, July 1976, Spring 1976, Fall 1987, 1983, February 1990, March 1992; undated
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Contains articles from the following publications:
Crime Prevention Review (July 1975, July 1976),
The Sociological Quarterly (Spring 1976),
The Wisconsin Sociologist, Journal of the Wisconsin Sociological Association (Fall 1987),
Criminology (1983),
Center for the Study of Law and Society (February 1990), and
Social Service Review (March 1992). Also includes an article titled "The Gangs of Orange County: A Critique and Synthesis of Social Policy," publication
titled
Juvenile Gang Warefare, (November 1975), and one untitled article.
box 1, folder 18
Juvenile delinquiency, juvenile gangs, gang reference, and gang slang
November 1965, June 1984, 1991; undated
Scope and Contents
Includes the following bibliographies and abstracts:
Training Series for Social Agencies, Bibliographic Series (November 1965),
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency, Criminal Justice Abstracts (June 1984),
Selected Bibliography from J.M. Lyon, Family and Friends (1991), and
Gang References (undated).
Sub-Series ii: Conference Events
June 24-26, 1987; 1998
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
This sub-series contains materials pertaining to the California Gang Investigators Seminar, which took place in Los Angeles,
June 24-26, 1987; the Second International Gang Specialist Training Conference; and the Gang School Conference. Materials
include a branded clipboard from the event, handouts consisting mostly of gang profiles, handwritten notes from seminar sessions,
official proceedings, articles, seminiar schedules, conference abstracts, and other material.
box 1, folder 19-20
California Gang Investigators Seminar- Notes, session materials, articles, programs, and clipboard
June 24-26, 1987
Scope and Contents
Article subjects include: Black street gangs; gangs/narcotics; Asian and Pacific Islander gangs; white hate groups; midwest
gangs; outlaw motorcycle gangs; Rico violations; occult criminal activity; and influence of heavy metal and other music.
box 1, folder 21
Gang School Conference
1998
Scope and Contents
Includes: "1998 Conference Abstracts;" "1998 Conference Preliminary Program: Provides Official Session Numbers"; letter to
Dr. Quicker, and conference registration form.
box 1, folder 22-23
Official Proceedings of the 1998 Second International Gang Specialist Training Conference Vol. I, and Vol. II
1998
box 2, folder 1
American Sociological Association "64th Annual Meeting Program, San Francisco California"
September 1969
Sub-Series iii: Color Slides and Photographs
October 1-22, 1972; undated
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
This series contains color photographs and slides pertaining to gang-affiliated locations, apparel, and graffiti.
box 2, folder 2
California Youth Authority (CYA) color slides
October 1-20, 1972
Language of Material: English.
box 2, folder 3
Los Padrinos color slides
October 1-21, 1972
Language of Material: English.
box 2, folder 4
Kilpatrick color slides
October 4-22, 1972
Language of Material: English.
box 2, folder 5
Chicano Park photographs
undated
Language of Material: English.
box 2, folder 6
Gang Graffiti color slides
undated
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Authorship of images attributed to Chris Stainnas.
Sub-Series iv: Research Papers and Reports
1960-2002
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
This sub-series contains research papers and reports related to youth gangs, narcotics, gang violence, female gangs, and other
related topics.
box 2, folder 7
"Dealing with the Conflict Gang in New York City" Interim Report No. XIV, Juvenile Delinquency Evaluation Project of the City
of New York
1960
Language of Material: English.
box 2, folder 8
"Reaching the Fighting Gang"; "The Perceived Affects of Gang Membership"; "Youth Gangs: A Current Perspective"
1960-November 23, 1976
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes reports and research from the NYC Youth Board (1960), CA State Psychological Association Conference Paper (December
11, 1964), Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (November 23, 1976).
box 2, folder 9
"Juvenile Gangs" California Legislature, Senate Select Committee on Children and Youth
November 5, 1979
Language of Material: English.
box 2, folder 10
Department of Youth Authority State of California "CYA Delinquency Prevention Bulletin" Vol. 10, No. 4
July-August 1980
box 2, folder 10
"A Report on the Attorney General's Conference on Youth Gangs"
February 5, 1980
Language of Material: English.
box 2, folder 11
"Say Yes Evaluation, An Alternative Approach to The Reduction of Gang Violence in the Schools"
circa 1980
box 2, folder 12
"Gang Violence Reduction Project Evaluation Report" Third Funding Period June 1978-June 1979; and Fourth Evaluation Report
July 1979-1980. California Youth Authority
1980; 1981
Language of Material: English.
box 2, folder 13
"Report on Youth Gang Violence In California" Prepared by The Attorney General's Youth gang Task Force; "Targeting On the
Gang Structure" (chart from unnamed report)
1981
Language of Material: English.
box 2, folder 14
"Evaluation in an Imported Gang Violence Deterrence Program: Final Report" Social Science Research Institute
1984
box 2, folder 15
"Suppression of Drug Abuse in Schools Program" Annual Report to the Legislature, Office of Criminal Justice Planning
May 1987
Language of Material: English.
box 2, folder 24
"Crime and Punishment: The Public's View, A Qualitative Analysis of Public Opinion" Prepared by the Public Agenda Foundation
for the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation
June 1987
box 2, folder 15
"Youth Gangs and Drug Distribution: A Preliminary Enquiry" Peter Reuter
January 1989
box 2, folder 16
"Youth Gangs: Continuity and Change" Irving A. Spergel. Prepared for
Crime and Justice Annual Review of Research, University of Chicago
January 1989
box 2, folder 17
"Gang Manual" National Law Enforcement Institute, Inc.
circa 1980s
box 2, folder 16
BCS Forum "The Social Structure of Street Drug Dealing" Jerome H. Skolnick, Center for the Study of Law and Society
circa 1989
Language of Material: English.
box 2, folder 18
"OJP Initiative on Gangs: Drugs and Violence in America" by Jimmy Gurule, National Institute of Justice Reports
circa 1990
box 2, folder 18
"National Youth Gang Suppression and Intervention Program" Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, National
Institute of Justice Reports
June 1991
box 2, folder 18
"Gangs, Crime and Violence in Los Angeles, Findings and Proposals from the District Attorney's Office" County of Los Angeles
May 1992
box 2, folder 19
"Gangs USA" Paladin Press Inc. Peter Lars Rolfe; Zelma E. Greeson
1992
box 2, folder 20
"Suggestions for Future Research on Female Gangs and a Bibliography of Past Research" Mary Poulin, Internship at the National
Institute of Justice
Summer 1992
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Contains reports from the following entities: National Institute of Justice (August 1992), National Institute on Drug Abuse
(March 1, 1993).
box 2, folder 20
"Final Report on the Crack Sales, Gangs and Violence Study" by Dan Waldorf, M.A. Institute for Scientific Analysis. Presented
to the National Institute on Drug Abuse
March 1, 1993
box 2, folder 21
"Gangs 2000: A Call to Action, The Attorney General's Report on the Impact of Criminal Street Gangs on Crime and Violence
in California by the Year 2000" California Department of Justice
March 1993
Language of Material: English.
box 2, folder 22
U.S. Department of Justice: National Institute of Justice briefs
December 1993; February, September 1995; June, August 1996; April 1997
Language of Material: English.
box 2, folder 27
Fact Sheets; "National Youth Gang Information Center" Vol. 1, No. 1- Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Spring 1993; December 2000; April 2004; June 2005
box 2, folder 23
"Urban Street Gang Enforcement" Bureau of Justice Assistance
January 1997
Language of Material: English.
box 2, folder 25
National Gang Surveys, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
1996-1998
box 2, folder 26
"Juvenile Justice" Vol. IV, No. 2; "Juvenile Justice Bulletin" Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
December 1997; January 1999; August 2000; March, December 2001; October 2002
Sub-Series v: Police Materials
August 1986-October 1997; undated
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
This sub-series contains documents created by and for police in relation to gangs. Types of materials include field manuals;
profiles of types of gangs; publications intended for a police audience; illustrations of gang-affiliation tattoos; documents
from a probation officer conference; a New York Times article relating to the Los Angeles police department; and flyers and
handouts on "gang awareness" intended for public consumption.
Conditions Governing Access
Some items in this sub-series are for "official law enforcement purposes only."
box 3, folder 1
Police Materials- Los Angeles and Los Angeles County
February 1988; March 1994, October 1995, 1995; undated
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Contains the following documents: "Police Assisted Community Enhancement (Gangs and Crews) (October 1995); "Gang Populations
in Los Angeles County," ""L.A. Style" A Street Gang Manual of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (March 1994); "Phillipine
Island Street Gangs" (undated); "California Criminal justice Profile 1995 a supplement to "Crime and Delinquency in California"
(1995), and other material.
box 3, folder 2
Police Materials- California
1993; undated
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Contains the following documents: "California Prison Gangs," "Parent's Guide of Gang Indicators," "Street Gangs in San Diego,"
"California Criminal Justice Profile 1993: a supplement to "Crime and Delinquency in California."
box 3, folder 3
Police Materials- Conference material, fact sheets, and field officer manual
September 18, 1987; undated
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Contains the following documents: "Street Gangs: A Field Officer Manual" (undated); "The Specialized Gang Supervision Program
Fact Sheet" (undated); and conference material from the Sixth Annual Probation-Law Enforcement Conference.
Sub-Series vi: Articles, Clippings, Mailers, and Ephemera
1948-2009; undated
Scope and Contents
This sub-series contains articles, clippings, mailers, pamphlets, meeting minutes, webpages, and ephemera related to gangs,
gang attire, Black and Chicano communitities, police, racial discrimination, anti-gangs, narcotics, crime, and other topics
related to gangs. This sub-series is arranged chronologically within material type.
box 3, folder 25
Brooklyn gangs, street gangs, gang violence, youth gangs, Chicano and Chinese gangs, Los Angeles Police Department, and other
related topics
May 1948-July 1984
box 3, folder 26
Gang nicknames, narcotics, gang crime, youth gangs, and other related topics
October 1985-November 1986
box 3, folder 27
Gang attire, street gangs, Black and Chicano gangs, gang violence, slang, narcotics, and other related topics
December 1986-April 1987
box 3, folder 28, box 5
Gang violence, police and anti-gangs, narcotics, crime, racial discrimination, street gangs, and other related topics
February-April 1988
box 3, folder 29
Police, police and youth, racial discrimination, street gangs, and other related topics
May-July 1988
box 3, folder 30, box 5
Gang violence, Black and Chicano communities, youth gangs, gangs in Texas, police, and other related topics
March 1989-August 1992
box 3, folder 31, box 5
Foster care system/unhoused youths, gang violence, narcotics, crime, gang violence, and other related topics
December 1993-July 1999; 2002; 2009
box 3, folder 32
Los Angeles gangs, skinheads, gang violence
undated
box 3, folder 33
Mailers
1995-2001
undated
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
This file consists of the following mailers: Meckler, Crime and Justice in American History (1995); National Archive of Criminal
Justice Data, Newsletter (Spring 1996); Edwin Mellen Press (February 2001); Criminal Justice Law and Society, New Titles (undated).
box 3, folder 34
Pamphlets, meeting minutes, webpages
1975, 1990, 1991, 1996, 1997; undated
Scope and Contents
Includes: "Gang Awareness Necessary for Growth in Society" California Youth Authority; "Gangs and Youth Violence" Center for
the Study and Prevention of Violence; Alejandro A. Alonso webpages related to gangs; Gang Alternatives Program [booklet];
Long Beach Area Moratorium on Gang Violence Strategic Planning and Development meeting; Community Youth Gang Services [booklet];
and others.
Series II: California State University, Dominguez Hills course material, student thesis, and student research collection
Fall 1981-1988; undated
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
This series contains materials accumulated and produced in the course of teaching. Student-produced documents include a master's
thesis, term papers, notebooks, and notes. A majority of the student notebooks and student research collection contains magazine
and newspaper articles, and clippings. Student notebooks contains brief essays and notes written by the students with commentary
given by Quicker.
Conditions Governing Access
Some items in this series are restriced due to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA).
box 3, folder 5
Course Materials
undated
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
This folder comprises materials created for use in teaching. Types of materials include profiles of types of gangs and teaching
notes: Gangs and Subcultures Course - Black Gangs (undated); Gangs and Subcultures Course - Black Gangs (undated) (duplicate);
Gangs and Subcultures Course - Hispanic Gangs (undated); Cultural Diversity and Gangs, and handwritten course notes (undated).
box 3, folder 6
"Socioeconomic Analysis of Urban Change in Compton, California" by Iris Pygatt. Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the masters degree, California State University Dominguez Hills
March 18, 1987
Language of Material: English.
box 3, folder 7-14
"CSUDH (1980s) Student Research Collection of Articles on Gangs and Drugs from Los Angeles Times, Daily Breeze, Press Telegram,
and Herald Examiner"
February 12, 1976-Febuary 21, 1988
Processing Information
Printed articles removed from binder with provided folder title. Tabs within the binder read: "Help Programs-Family/Church,"
"Help Groups-Police," "Gang Violence," "Racism," "Shootings," "Drugs," and "Miscellaneous Gangs."
box 3, folder 15
"CSUDH (1980s) Student Research Articles on Gangs and Drugs from Los Angeles Times, Herald Examiner, Press Telegram, Daily
Breeze"
November 1983-August 6, 1987
Scope and Contents
Topics of articles include: Graffiti, gang communication, police crime, gang violence, and other topics.
box 3, folder 17-24
student notebooks
1988; undated
Scope and Contents
contains newspaper clippings, and articles related to gangs with accompanying notes and essays from students, and comments
from Quicker.
Series III: Articles, Books, and Media by Quicker
1970-2022; undated
Scope and Contents
This series contains articles, papers, presentations, books, a thesis, and other documents either authored, co-authored, or
edited by John C. Quicker. Also included is one audiocassette and two VHS tapes presumably featuring interviews of Quicker;
a CSUDH faculty award Quicker received; and notes on tv broadcasts. Topics include: juvenile delinquency, goal discrepancy,
motorcycling, criminology, and gangs.
box 6, folder 1
"Implications of Goal Discrepancy and Punitiveness for Juvenile Delinquency" a thesis submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate
School of the University of Colorado in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
1970
box 6, folder 2
"Doctors and Primitive Practitioners: A Sociological Perspective" By John C. Quicker [paper]
1971
Scope and Contents
Includes letters sent to Quicker requesting copies of the paper.
box 6, folder 3
"A Typological Account of Motorcycling" by John C. Quicker. Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Pacific Sociological Association,
Portland Oregon
April 1972
Scope and Contents
Includes letters sent to Quicker requesting copies of the paper.
box 6, folder 4
"A Consideration of the Relationship of 'Punitiveness' to Delinquency as Developed in Opportunity Theory" by John C. Quicker.
Published in
The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology Vol. 64, No. 3
September 1973
box 6, folder 5
"The Effect of Goal Discrepancy on Delinquency" by John C. Quicker. Published in
Social Problems Vol. 22, No. 1
October 1974
box 6, folder 6
"Victimless Crimes: A Problem of Control" by John C. Quicker [paper]
March 1975
box 6, folder 7
"Notes on the Necessity for a Conflict Methodology in Criminology" by John C. Quicker. Paper presented at the conference on
the 'State and Future of Conflict Methodology', Red Feather Institute for Advanced Studies in Sociology
July 1975
box 6, folder 8
"A Contribution to the Critique of Bourgeois Criminology: The Case of Criminal Sentencing" by John C. Quicker and Janet Schmidt.
Published in
The Insurgent Sociologist Vol. VII, No. III
Summer 1977
box 6, folder 9
"Toward a Political Economy of White Collar Crime" by John C. Quicker. Paper presented at the Society for the Study of Social
Problems Annual meetings, San Francisco, CA.
September 1978
Conditions Governing Use
Not to be quoted or reproduced without permission of author
box 6, folder 10
"Class Struggle and the Origins of Classical and Positivist Theory in Criminology" by John C. Quicker. Paper presented at
the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, San Francisco, CA.
September 1978
box 6, folder 11
"Seven Decades of Gangs: What Has Been Learned, What Has Been Done, and What Should Be Done" by John C. Quicker. Prepared
for The California Commission on Crime Control and Violence Prevention
October 1981
box 6, folder 12
Business Economics Forum
November-December 1982
Scope and Contents
contains clippings, notes, flyer, research, and memorandums related to a Business Economics Forum at CSUDH addressing "The
U.S. Economy After the Elections"
box 6, folder 13
"Homegirls: Characterizing Chicana Gangs" by John C. Quicker
1983
Scope and Contents
book and order form
box 6, folder 14
Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice Vol. 3, No. 4
December 1987
General
John C. Quicker was on the board of editor for this issue.
box 6, folder 15
Pacific Sociological Association, 59th Annual Meeting "A Festival of Sociology" [program]
April 1988
General
Quicker organized and presided over a session on juvenile delinquency and youth crime.
box 6, folder 16
"From Boozies to Bloods; early Gangs in Los Angeles" by John C. Quicker and Akil Batani-Khalfani. Published in
Journal of Gang Research Vol. 5, No. 4
Summer 1998
box 6, folder 17
"Thailand" by John C. Quicker. Chapter in
Teen Violence: A Global View
2001
box 6, folder 17
"Thailand" by John C. Quicker. Chapter in
Domestic Violence: A Global View
2002
box 6, folder 18
Before Crips, Fussin', Cussin', and Discussin' Among South Los Angeles Juvenile Gangs by John C. Quicker and Akil Batani-Khalfani
2022
box 6, folder 19
"AIRCHECK DUB: John Quicker. Prisons for Profit" [audiocassette]
September 10, 1985
box 6, folder 19
"CNN- Gangs" [VHS]
October 14, 1989
box 6, folder 19
Faculty Forum "Gang Violence" [VHS]
November 13, 1987
box 6, folder 20
Notes presumably written by Quicker
1981, 1990
Scope and Contents
notes taken of broadcasts for "Streets of Anger, Streets of Hope"; "Laura Diaz, Channel 7"
box 6, folder 21
California Faculty Association CSU Dominguez Hills Chapter award
May 24, 1990
Series IV: Rebellion Materials and Other Research
1941-1993; undated
1992-1993
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
This series contains two sub-series. Sub-Series i: Rebellions and Riots consists of news coverage and research regarding rebellions.
Two rebellions are covered in the scope of the materials: the Attica Prison Rebellion of 1971 and the Los Angeles Rebellion
of 1992. A majority of the materials are newspapers, however there are magazines, an education trade publication, and an early
academic study of the Rodney King Rebellion present as well. Sub-Series ii: Other Research Topics contains reports, articles,
books, and other documents that pertain to non-gang related subjects. Documents include economic growth surveys of the Los
Angeles and San Diego areas, a general plan for the city of Compton, a report on Chicano workers, and others.
Sub-Series i: Rebellions and Riots
March 1968, September 1971, April 30, 1992-May 31, 1993
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Materials include newspaper articles, clippings, and special editions from
Los Angeles Times,
LA Weekly, and other Los Angeles area publications. Topics relate to the Rodney King trial and aftermath; and the Los Angeles Riots
of 1992. This sub-series also includes newspaper clippings related to the Attica uprising, and an U.S. Riot Commission Report.
box 5
U.S. Riot Commission Report "Report of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders"
March 1968
box 4
Los Angeles Riots of 1992- Los Angeles area newspapers
April 30-May 19, 1992
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
This file contains articles, sections, and special editions of the following papers:
Los Angeles Times, South Bay Edition
Los Angeles Times;
Los Angeles Times Special Report "Understanding the Riots Part 1" (May 11th);
LA Weekly Valley Edition (Vol.14, No. 23);
Press Telegram Business Monday (May 18th).
box 5
Los Angeles Riots of 1992- Los Angeles area newspapers
May 20-22, 27, 31 1992; June 3, 8, 10, 16, 21 1992; July 1992; August 9, 13, 1992
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Contains articles or sections of the following publications:
Los Angeles Times South Bay Edition;
LA Weekly (May 22-28th);
Los Angeles Times Magazine "Burnout" (May 31, 1992). Also includes the book
Understanding the Riots, Los Angeles Before and After the Rodney King Case by the staff of the
Los Angeles Times.
box 5
Los Angeles Riots of 1992- Los Angeles area newspapers
August 14, 23, 1992; September 13, 1992; October 26, 29 1992; November 16, 1992; December 3, 6, 13, 27 1992; January 24, 1993
Scope and Contents
The file contains articles and sections regarding the aftermath of the Los Angeles Riots of 1992 and race relations from
Los Angeles Times. Includes "Understanding the Riots- Six Months Later, Separate Lives Dealing with Race in L.A.".
box 5
Los Angeles Riots of 1992- National coverage
May 11, 31 1992; October 1992; February 1993
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Contains the following publications: "America on Trial: Fire and Fury"
Newsweek (May 11, 1992); "Anatomy of a Riot"
U.S. News and World Report (May 31, 1993); "Why Los Angeles Burned"
Reader's Digest (October 1992);
NEA Higher Education Advocate Vol. X, Number 4 (February 1993).
box 5
"The Los Angeles Rebellion 1992: A Preliminary Assessment from Ground Zero" James H. Johnson Jr. et. al. UCLA Center for the
Study of Urban Poverty, Occasional Working Paper Series Vol. 2, No. 7
May 1992
box 5
Attica Uprising
September 16-18, 1971
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Contains articles from the September 16-18, 1971 pertaining to the Attica Prison Rebellion.
Sub-Series ii: Other Research Topics
1941-1995; undated
Scope and Contents
This sub-series contains reports, articles, books, and other documents that pertain to non-gang related subjects. Documents
include economic growth surveys of the Los Angeles and San Diego areas, a general plan for the city of Compton, a report on
Chicano workers, and others. Topics include criminology, prisoners, meat inspectors, cults, and others.
box 6, folder 22
Economic and Industrial Survey of the Los Angeles and San Diego Areas" California State Planning Board
December 1941
box 6, folder 23
"The Growth and Economic Stature of the San Fernando Valley" Security First National Bank research department
1960
box 6, folder 24
"The General Plan for the City of Compton California" Wilsey, Ham, and Blair
December 1, 1964
box 2, folder 28
Lenin: The Development of Capitalism in Russia
1974
box 6, folder 25
"Doing Coke: An Ethnography of Cocaine Users and Sellers" Dan Waldorf et al. Drug Abuse Council Inc.
1977
box 6, folder 26
"Chicano Workers: Their Utilization and Development" Fred E. Romero. Chicano Studies Center Publications, UCLA
1979
box 2, folder 28
Sociology of Race Relations, Reflection and Reform edited by Thomas F. Pettigrew
1980
box 6, folder 27
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences membership directory 1987-1988
1988
box 6, folder 28
"The Organization of High-Level Drug Markets: An Exploratory Study" Peter Reuter, John Haaga RAND
February 1989
box 6, folder 29, box 5
articles, reports, book chapters and other documents on topics such as: prisoners, meat inspectors, hippiedom, private armies,
Los Angeles economy, cults, narcotics, and others
1972-1995; undated
